Bethlehem packed for Christmas - it must be the 'occupation's fault

Thousands of Christians from the world over packed Manger Square in
Bethlehem on Monday to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West
Bank town where he was born.

For their Palestinian hosts, this
holiday season was especially joyous, with the hardships of the Israeli
occupation that so often clouded previous Christmas Eve celebrations
eased by the United Nations' recent recognition of an independent state
of Palestine.

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